In this episode: Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature is quickly coalescing around a plan to cut spending on health insurance and food stamps by using bureaucratic hurdles and red tape to block people from accessing the programs. They’re doing it at the same time as they consider billions in tax cuts for corporations. Plus: Some Republicans in Tallahassee are ready to go union-busting again.
Show notes
The bill’s discussed in today’s show:
Senate Bill 1758 — Public Assistance
Passed the Senate Health Policy Committee by a 8-3 vote (vote sheet)
House Bill 693 — Health and Human Services
Passed the House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee by a 12-4 vote (vote sheet)
Senate Bill 1296 — Public Employees Relations Commission
Temporarily postponed by the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee.
House Bill 995 — Public Employees Relations Commission
Passed the House Government Operations Subcommittee by a 12-5 vote (vote sheet)
The stories discussed in today’s show:
Medicaid: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The Uncertain Hour: The Welfare-to-Work Industrial Complex
A billionaire-backed think tank keeps sabotaging Florida workers. More attacks are coming.
How conservative billionaires shape decisions inside the DeSantis administration
The billionaires financing union-busting in Florida
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